Milk cooler and storage cabinet



June 7, 1938. T, L, EDWARDS 2,119,631

MILK COOLER AND STORAGE CABINT Original Filed Jan. 5, 1935 Patented )une 7, 1938 l A Thomas Leonard Edwards, Peterborough,

- Ontario, Canada' .Application January 5, 1935, serial No.54s. Re'- newed September 4, 1937. In Canada March The invention `vrelates to a milk cooler and storage cabinet, as described in the present specification and illustrated in the vaccompanying drawing which forms a part of the same.

'I he invention consists essentially of the' novel features of construction pointed out broadly and specifically in the claims for novelty following a description containing an explanation in 'detail of an acceptable form of the invention.

The objects of thevinvention are to devise a' milk cooler and storage cabinet that will keep the milk at vthe required degree of temperature and at the same time provide storage facilities for other perishable goods and thereby enable the farmers and others to keep such perishable goods together with the milk after milking in a common cabinet until ready for devlivery; 'tofurnish a cabinet that may be easily cleaned and in which the. various parts may be removed with the least possible delay so that any repair work which may occur in the course of use will be expedited and thereby save the user considerable expense byeliminating unnecessary delays inl repairs and at the same time so equipped as to keep the temperature of the milk `down to the desired degree and avoid the possibility of the accumulation of bacteria which ordinarily occurs and keep the milk at a high grade;` to erect a milk cooler and cabinet in which all available space may be taken -up for storage purposesiand .so use up anyr surplus refrigerant to cool the additional space provided; to enable farmers and others to equip themselves with a milk cooler and storage cabinet at a moderate cost; and generally to provide a cooler and cabinet-that will be durable in construction and of comparatively simple' parts and efhcient for its particular purpose.

In the drawing, Figure 41 is a perspective view ofthe milk cooler and storage cabinet.

Figure 2 is a side sectional view of the mil cooler and storage cabinet.

Figure 3 is a plan sectional view of the milk cooler and storage cabinet -taken on the linesA Figure 4 is a vertical sectionalv viewtaken on' the lines 4-4 in Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken on the lines 5-5 inFigure 2.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the various figures.

Referring to the drawing, the milk cooler andstorage cabinet as indicated by the numeral I0 has the insulated casing Il which is divided to form a wet storage compartment I2 and a dry z claims. (ci. ese- 141) storage compartment I3, separated from onean- 4other by the vertical wall I4.

milk tank |5-having the corrugated wall I6 and .the feed inlet vI1 and the feed outlet I8, and ad- The wet storage compartment -I2 contains the jacent to the feedv inlet I1 is-the crimped spreader I9.

The milk tank I5 is supported by means of the bracketsAZ or held in anyother suitable manner according to the particular requirements and isalso surrounded bythe refrigerant' coil 2| and has at its lower end adjacent to one wall of the compartment, the-baille plate 22, and this balli".`

plate 22 has adjacent thereto, a circulator 2l which is connected to the shaft 2l having the pul- ,ley 25 which is suitably operated.

The v'wet storage compartment illed `with brine or other suitable'freezing liquid and this liquid may be simply poured into the compart ment and is provided With-the drain 25.

The wet storage compartment I2 has the lid .21 and. the detachable milk strainer 28 is connected to the feed inlet I1 of the milk tank I5.

The dry storage compartment Il may-contain one or more shelves-29 for supporting other perishable goods, or adapted to contain cans containing the milk after ithas been cooled in the wet storage compartment, and it is desired to be stored, for a period of time, and it is also especially useful for s uch perishable goods such as butter, eggs and similar edibles, and a door 30 is provided at-'one end of' this compartment, and-V it -will of 'course 'be seen that the dry storage compartment is cooled by the refrigerants in the wet storage compartment, so lthat at all times the proper temperature is provided therewithin.'

It will therefore be seen that' every available space is taken care of and that .the circulation of the cold air is assured. The use ofthe apparatusl of course is obvious,

, since the milk is simply poured into the tank in the wet storage compartment, where it is cooled and then removed from the milktank and placed in the usual milk cans which in turn may `bel placed inthe dry storage compartment, or deliveredjto the dairies or wherever its destination is.

Also th dry storage compartment forms a re`- frigera'tor for other-perishable edibles.

`What I claim is:

1. In a milk cooler and storage cabinet, aree tangular insulated casing having oney section thereof forming a dry storage compartment and the other section forming -a'wet storage compartment, a non-insulated wall.. separating the compartments in said casing, a milk tank within said wet storage compartment and suitably supported and a baille wall situated at one side of said tank connecting one of the tank walls to the compartment wall, and 'a circulator suitably mounted and operated adjacent to saidbaiile wall, refrigerl ation coils within said wet storage compartment and encircling said tank. a brine fluid contained lwithin said wet Vstorage ycorx'ip'ailsment and adapted to be agitatedvby said clrculator to form a continuous circulation throughout the wet storage compartment, a feed bo'wl connected to said milk tank, and entrances leading into said compartments and means for closing the entrances.

2. In a milk cooler and storage cabinet, an in sulated casing having one-section thereof formying a dry storage compartment and the other section forming a wet storage compartment', a milktank having a feed inlet and a feed outlet and suitably supported within said wet storage compartment, said milk tank having a corrugated wall to `form a wash-board effect, a crimped spreader within said tank and adjacent to the feed inlet, a baille wall situated at one side oi'` 5 said tank and connecting one of the tank walls to the compartment Wall, a circulator suitably mounted and operated adjacent to said bame wall.` v

refrigeration coils within said wet storage compartment and encircling said tank, a brine fluid 10 'contained within said wet storage compartment and adapted to be agitated by said clrculator to. 1

form a continuous circulation throughout the wet storage compartment, a feed. bowl connected to said milk tank, and entrances leading into said 15 compartments and `means for closing the entrances.

THOMAS LEONARD EDWARDS. 

